J. Dorsey, Earl Hines Also Swell Trombone Showcased

DOWN BEAT Chicago. April 15. 1941 Chicago fl by his latest cutting. Everything Depends On You, in which he spots Gems of Jazz’ and Kirby Madeline Green and a male vocal trio. On BBird 11036, it’s a side which shows a new Hines, a Hines who can bow to the public’s de Albarns Draw Big Raves; mands and yet maintain a high artistic plane. Backer is In Suiamp Lande, a juniper, with the leader’s I—Oh Le 88, Franz Jackson’s tenor and a »—New ' J. Dorsey, Earl Hines Also swell trombone showcased. Je Uy, 3—dmapi Jelly (BBird 11065) slow 4—Perfid by DAVE DEXTER, JR. blues with more sprightly Hines, 5—The A and a Pha Terrelish v ical by Bill 6—High I JvlUSICIANS SHOULD FIND the new “Gems of Jazz” and Eckstein. Flipover, I’m Falling 7—There' For You, is the only really bad John Kirby albums of interest, for the two collections em side of the four. It’s a draggy pop 9—Chapeí brace a little bit of everything in the jazz field. The “Gems” with too much Eckstein. [O—Th> l include 12 exceptional sides featuring Mildred Bailey, Jess 11—f Unti Stacy, Lux Lewis, Joe Marsala and Bud Freeman. Made in Jimmy Dorsey 12—Frenes 1936, they’ were issued only in England on Parlophone and Hot as a gang of ants on a WATCH O have been unavailable domestically until now. warm rock, Jim and his gang click again with two new Tudi« Cama Ma «mvng tl B a i 1 ey’s rata versions uf Yours (the Man Behind the Counter in soda-jerk getup in that rat. |t*»y Go >dm Berigan. Thornhill, Condon, Cole old b»al» "Chap. sides are Hon Lionel Hampton, who showed the fountain hoy* out at tbe Rite Hotel and Moncur. Quiereme Mucho melody) and Millar, and "TI All in all, an excellent collec When the Sun Come t Out, by the in Chi how thing« really should be done. His customer here is Count eysuckle Rose, Whím «nd Cl Willow Tree, tion. Peddles at $3.50. writers of Stormy Weather, which Ba-ie, who stopped in to have a snack on Lionel h couple of week* b, DOWN BE There are four records in the gives the Helen O’Connell girl a ago. Hamp was right ut home in the jerk surrounding», as he u*«*d to Squeeze Me John Kirby album, among them chance to do more than sit and mix ’em in drug «tore» in his home town. Io* Angele«, before he got and Down Double Talk, Bounce of the Sugar look pretty on a bandstand In hearted Blues. Plum Fairy, Rose Room, 20th fact, it is Helen’s best biscuit to into the jazz business only u few year* ago. Ray Rising clicked it. Century Closet, Serenade Sweet date, and almost all vocal. Jimmy She gets su Ricordi ido Georgia Brown, Then I’ll Be plays wonderfully on both sides. Lane and For Whom the Bell Tolk, hM or the foi perb backing Happy and Coquette. Well re another of those BBird 11067. Dot Claire, Ray Four new pash tunes are nut "ifoopori" in m by Bunny Ber- corded. Kirby's small, precise, effi Eberly-O’Connell doubles. And fine Bailey particularly noteworthy except for Eberle and the Modernaires aU iag to informât cient unit contrasts vividly with as usual. Except the danger of pitch in sing A Little Old igan, Teddy Helen Forrest’s singing, the Good Any on* of the the more robust, hell for leather, overdoing that style is now’ loom Church in England (BBird 11069) Wilson, Johnny Hodges and man clarinet, and Benny’s new Thai HA evaa J- (bora. Op«ra»r pure-jam arrangements done by ing up to confront the band as it 5-man reed section, which gives the I« tya towa'd Grachan Moncur, bass. the bands in the “Gem” collection. emerges on the scene us America’s Dead and Gone. band a depth and tonal lieauty few Frank Devol’i How Bunny’s talents have declined Certainly Kyle’s Steinway top favorite. Decca 3657. tasty jazz version of William Tell ART KAS! other sections today achieve. Corn is apparent after the first listen ings, and Russell Procope’s alto Overture, by Alvino Rey’s combi winner m 4L ing, for on these he plays with a designs, stack up <>n a par with Silk is the weakest of the four; nation. takes two full sides on sureness and delicacy no longer it’s on the back of The Memory in the Chicag the piano-alto exhibitic i s of Wil- of a Rose. Birds of a Feather and BBird 11072- and that gutty clari make the “hi heard on his current discs. La son and Pete Brown. Kirby fans Skip these. Jerky, stilted treat net is by Skeets Hurfurt, . , Bailey, too, has probably never re- ments of two dog tunes, Jungle You’re Dangerous are the others. «teal, Bluebit won’t be disappointed here, and Col. 35992; 35977. Pretty T. Dorsey trombone on Fox corded nettai form- the ma most musicians, too, will find plen Drums and Donkey Serenade, with Lucky People and You’re Danger, MILDRED terial (Willou definitely is one of ty of interest in Kirby’i suave and Rocco’? loud mouth and corny yell ous. Johnny Long does ■ Cow io Bail her greatest performances of all “clean” exhibitions. Co’.umbia has ing interfering with unimpressive hut rates no raves for his le<, coatraet. Acc< time) being ideally suited to her the Kirby album; Decca the piano get-offs. Rocco’f. earlier Received at the last minute are dentally on Purpose an,. WaUM for location*, timid, fragile, but compelling und “Gems.” It’s hard to go wrong on Tonky Blues is much superior. a batch of new albums, among By the River, two BMI husta. •he'« ever don appealing style. Other discs in the either. Decca 8533. them a Columbia package titled Blame the material, not the band. “Gems” album: “Hot Trombones ” representing . Chu Berry’s tenor, Dizzy MARH Gl World is Waiting for the Sun Earl Hines Mildred Bailey discs by (he late Jimmie Harrison, Gillespie’s trumpet and a fine heat blown Mis« rise Jess Stacy piano solo; Hanky Reco.d collector.- of the Hoefer- Benny Murton, Jack Teagarden, —watch out, Basie—feature Cab petty tune I Mildred’s initial try on Decca is ii foot catchin Tonk Train Blue», Lux Lewis pi Love-Williams school won’t like it, far cry from her work with Miff Mole, Floyd O’Brien and Jay Calloway’s Bye Bye Blues. The ano solo; Twelve Bar Stampede, but the Fatha’ of 1941 is seeking C. Higginbotham. Titles are Dee mate, Run Little Raobit, is too Look*- like a i Norvo and even more recently, the Cuv Lombard Feather Bed Lament, Joe Marsala something, on wax, w’hich he never woodwind group with Ed Sauter Blues, Bugle Call Rag und Got much Too much Calloway vocal with Benny Carter, Pete Brown, achieved before. That means he Another Sweetie Now, Harrison Jive by Slim Gaillard is titled Ary’rn not a arrangements. Titles When and the old Chocolate Dandies; Bill Kyle, Bobby Hackett, Cosy wants a hit record Boogie on St. that Man is Dead and Gone, an Put Your Arms Around Me, a JIMMY 1MJ Cole and Hayes Alvis; Tillie’s Louis Blues, which most critics Tennessee Twilight, O’Brien with Irving Berlin slap at Hitler which pretty tune which might go far if Mnr dmaptrla Downtown Now, The Buzzard, panned, is the biggest selling Hines Eddie Condon’s gang; Makin’ exploited smartly, on ! Hey Chief, ranks with the poorest penning ««eal, in Von What is There to Say, Keep record in history. Berlin ha« done, an«' Jenny, the Friends, Teagarden with Whoopee on Okeh. The piano is especially Smiling at Trouble, Freeman with It may be surpassed, however, Gertrude Lawrence* click in Lady Makers; Original Dixieland Onc- noteworthy. Rie Bill shouts a Step, Miff Mole; Higginbotham healthy line on I'll Never Dream In the Dark. Not suited to her old Blues, by J C , and Gold Diggers Again and That Number of Mine, Record style, Mildred plays smart and Song, by Morton with an all-star with guitar and bass on Okeh. (Jumped changes style with a vocal «luartet, pickup group. Excellent sliphorn Really righteous, crude und thoe i man who I the Delta Rhythm Boys, helping. examples here despite hoary en- mghly refreshing blues singing by Helen Forres Hot stuff for the iuke-boxes. Decca sembles. Merton Gould, one of poor, or even 3661. the more promising American (Modulate to Page 15) «ork on It’s composers, pianists and conduc i&k* People Tim« hasn't mellowed the voice tors, is staired in a Decca collec ■an on Coin of Billie. And even with a Benny tion of Gould piano bon-bons, Mor tell the disc Carter pickup group behind her, ton pounding out in his delicate Best Bets On frown, man - Billie’s St. Louis Blurs and Lovt- but unusual style eight of his own dmys-improi SAXOPHONES EXCLUSIVELY less Love are not in the same class original». .. Victor’s long-awaited The New Bises hit fast trail । ivith the 1936-37 series of discs and much-exploited album of mu Wooglu Pig( she made with Teddy Wilson. Bil sic from NBC’s Chamber Music Vocal: Mildred Bailey on 9al Intk. On Oke! lie’s still one of the few fems who Society of Lower Basin Street low Tree and Downhearted Bluet; Young Les know« what she’s doing, though, show’s Sidnej Bechet, Dinah Helen O'Connell, When the Sm which is real and Okeh 6064 is typical of her Shore, Paul Laval’s woodwinds Conies Out; Big Bill, Til Never Us Amapola 1941 style.

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